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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wig•gler (wig′lər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that wiggles.
- Insectswriggler (def. 2).
- Dialect Terms[Southern U.S.]an earthworm.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wig•gle /ˈwɪgəl/USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v. - to move with quick, irregular, side-to-side movements: [~ + object]He wiggled his hips while he danced.[no object]Her toes wiggled while she slept.
n. [countable] - a wiggling movement or motion.
wig•gler, n. [countable] wig•gly, adj., -gli•er, -gli•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wig•gle (wig′əl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v.i. - to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side:The puppies wiggled with delight.
v.t. - to cause to wiggle;
move quickly and irregularly from side to side.
n. - a wiggling movement or course.
- a wiggly line.
- Food, Dialect Termsa dish of creamed fish or shellfish and peas.
- get a wiggle on, [Informal.]to hurry up;
get a move on:If you don't get a wiggle on, we'll miss the first act.
- 1175–1225; Middle English wiglen; akin to Old English wegan to move, wēg motion, wicga insect; compare Norwegian vigla to totter, frequentative of vigga to rock oneself, Dutch, Low German wiggelen
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